Revisions and decisions
AO2 & AO4 Narrative Theory
Todorov’s theory He discovered that narratives moved forward in a chronological order with one action following after another. In other words, they have a clear beginning, middle and end. · Equilibrium: the original state in the narrative, usually introduces us to the characters and the normal everyday situation · The disruption: oppositional characters are introduced and the story moves forward. Usually the equilibrium is changed because something has effected it. · The recognition: the story develops; the characters realize that there this is problem because events have changed and more drama occurs. · The attempt to repair the disruption: there is a twist it a climatic point. The characters try to fix things to go back to the original equilibrium. · The new equilibrium: the probl...
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